The Pentagon Papers

His greatest act of patriotism was an act of treason.

This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy by leaking top-secret documents to the New York Times and Washington Post. The documents in question would eventually become famous as the Pentagon Papers, which revealed the true reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Drama Thriller History

James Spader

(Daniel Ellsberg)

Claire Forlani

(Patricia Marx)

Paul Giamatti

(Anthony Russo)

Alan Arkin

Kenneth Welsh

(John McNaughon)

Maria del Mar

(Carol Ellsberg)

Aaron Ashmore

Jonas Chernick

Martin Roach

Bruce Gooch

(Supreme Court Marshal)

Sean McCann

(John Mitchell)

James Downing

(H.R. Haldeman)

Richard Fitzpatrick

(John Ehrlichman)

Amy Price-Francis

George R. Robertson

(Senator Fulbright)

Robert Seeliger

Roland Rothchild

Damir Andrei

(Leonard Boudin)

Carl Marotte

(Charles Nesson)

David Fox

(Judge W. Matthew Byrne)

Neville Edwards

Matt Cooke

(Rand Employee)

Jonathan Higgins

(Army Officer at Rand)

Owen Rilan

Sharon McFarlane

Daneen Boone

(Blonde at Russo's)

Judah Katz

(District Attorney)

Mark Benesh

(Leonard Compson III)

Troy Blendell

(Marine Radio Man)

Amy Troung

(Vietnamese Woman)

Kris Saric

(Marine Captain in Bar)

Derek Murchie

(Air Force Officer in Bar)

Hannah Lochner

(Mary Ellsberg - Younger)

Hayley Lochner

(Mary Ellsberg - Older)

Michael Cameron

(Robert Ellsberg - Younger)

Adam Butcher

(Robert Ellsberg - Older)

Julio Benitez Guardiola

John Connolly

Brandon Barré

(Patricia's Boyfriend)

Richard Blackburn

(New York Times Editor)

John Blackwood

(TV Journalist)

Michael Spencer-Davis

(News Reporter)

David Lyle

(News Reporter)